At its monthly breakfast meeting Tuesday, Winthrop Chamber of Commerce members heard a presentation from James P. Roberston Jr. and Jason Robertson about the assisted living residential facility planned for the former Winthrop Hospital site. Robertson Jr., who represents Winthrop…
Author: Cary Shuman
$1m Eruzione Jersey Heading for Auction
Winthrop resident Mike Eruzione scored the winning goal in the U.S. Olympic hockey team’s 4-3 victory over the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Two days later Team USA beat Finland 4-2 for the gold medal. Sports Illustrated voted…
Principal Finocchio is Up for a Challenge
Bobbie Finocchio, principal of the Cummings Elementary School, performed a series of headstands in the middle of the school cafeteria. It was for a very good reason and her students certainly appreciated the effort. Finocchio was doing her best to…
Town Receives $42k Grant for Local Trails
The town of Winthrop has received a grant of $42,719 grant from the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Recreational Trails Program. Grants manager Joseph Domelowicz Jr. said the grant will be used to make improvements at the Fisherman’s Bend…
Massport Dir. Glynn Speaks in Winthrop
Thomas Glynn, executive director of the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) that oversees Logan International Airport, came to Winthrop for a meeting with town officials and local organizations Tuesday at the Robert A. DeLeo Senior Center. Speaker of the House Robert…
Large Crowd Expected at Chamber Awards Dinner on Fri.
Eric Gaynor said what he finds most fascinating about the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce Kick-off Dinner and Awards Night each year is the telling of the stories. The informative speeches from the award presenters and the acceptance remarks from the…
Alternative to Liposuction: Cataldo-Favaloro Unveils New Technique at Epidermis
There is a first in Winthrop and on the North Shore and any adult who has thought about dramatically improving the shape and appearance of his/her body will surely want to learn about it. Michelle Cataldo-Favaloro, clinical aesthetician and owner…
Boncore Elected Chairman of the Housing Authority
There can be no debating that Attorney Joseph A. Boncore I s an emerging young leader in the town of Winthrop. After serving as chairman of the nine-person town’s Rules and Ordinance Committee and leading a challenging and somewhat imposing…
Courtney Finn’s Basketball Career Soars for Undefeated Bentley Women
Winthrop High School’s greatest basketball player is still, in a word – great. Courtney Finn, the all-time leading scorer in WHS history, is a starting guard and a captain for the Bentley University women’s basketball team that is 14-0 and…
Varone Re-elected Council Vice Pres.
Paul Varone, councilor for Precinct 1, was unanimously re-elected vice president of the Winthrop Town Council at the first meeting of the new year Tuesday night at the Cummings School. Varone was the only candidate nominated for the position. He…